But Mr. Obama's re-election cannot, by itself, end the impasse.
While the memo, reported by WNYC last week, is an important step, it does not by itself end the problem.
Russia, a key backer of the Syrian government, cannot by itself end the war, any more than the United States can.
Factories evade targets by, for example, operating illegally at night, or by dissolving carbon-dioxide or sulphur emissions in water and then dumping the toxic brew in the local water supply.More public disclosure will not, by itself, end such baleful practices.
The ban on direct corporate donations to candidates won't by itself end corruption, but it's seen by reformers as an important first step.
Of course, the program, by itself, cannot end the scourge of sex-trafficking.
With development costs estimated to be around £180 200 million (1974 British pounds), the United States was unwilling to fund development by itself, and ended the project later that year.
Khin Nyunt reflects that his own plan to end the dictatorship was itself ended by the dictator, Than Shwe.
As Ross sees it, while nothing America did could by itself have permanently ended the conflict, the Bush administration remained recklessly aloof.
Symptoms control probably represents an index of activity instead of effectiveness, and it can not be considered by itself a surrogate end point of quality of life without running the risk of drawing erroneous conclusions, as it is probably a relevant, but not fundamental dimension of quality of life assessment.
Look away from the screen until the video ends by itself.
